The young couple from the farm fights back

When Jiang Li was tidying up at home, she put the prepared medicine powder and pills into a box in advance so that they could be used on the road. The medicine box was full of small bottles and cans.

Zhao brought back a bucket of water from the stream, thinking that everyone should wipe their faces and hands to get rid of the heat. Seeing Jiang Li feeding Dabao and Ang'er medicine, she hurriedly picked up the bamboo tube to help feed the children.

Jiang Li picked up a bamboo tube from the ground, walked over to his uncle, and poured him a pill: "Uncle, this medicine is harmless to your body. Your old body has been tired. You will feel better after taking it slowly."

The uncle nodded with satisfaction. He was very grateful that Chunfeng's family and the second family did not despise him as a burden. Otherwise, how could he and his granddaughter escape the disaster?

Ming Jie'er carefully accompanied her grandfather. Seeing her grandfather's tired look, she was scared and her eyes turned red. She pursed her lips and wanted to cry but didn't dare to.

Aunt Hu saw that the children had not gotten better after taking the medicine, and she couldn't help but worry: "These brothers are just a few years old, and now they have to suffer with us."

Jiang Li put the medicine bottle away, turned around and took the girl from Que Ge'er's arms. The little girl was sleeping soundly after eating, and she would raise her little pink fist from time to time.

She gently patted her daughter's body and comforted Aunt Hu: "Don't worry, Aunt, Dabao and An'er just took the pills, and they still need the medicine to take effect."

Aunt Hu wiped away her tears, her face dejected and silent.

Zhao held her second son in her arms and coaxed him. Seeing her eldest son looking sick and listless, how could she not be anxious as a mother?

After two days of fleeing with the adults, Que and Heng had matured considerably. Now, with Jing, the three brothers sat quietly under a tree, not wanting to disturb their elders.

Half an hour later, Dashuan and his second uncle came back dragging two large bolts of fodder. The two cows had drunk water before, so they were eating the fodder voraciously, apparently they were extremely hungry.

Dashuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, took the bamboo tube handed to him by his wife, drank a mouthful of cold water, and sighed deeply: "Mom, sister-in-law, Dad and I just went to the mountains to cut grass and ran into our clan leader."

Aunt Hu was unmoved when she heard this. They had all fled from the village together, so it was not normal to meet someone in the mountains.

Uncle Zhou Er took a sip of water and sat down next to his uncle. Aunt Hu suddenly thought of something and glanced back at the man in charge. "They're asking where we can stay."

Uncle Zhou nodded without saying anything. The middle-aged man was also very tired.

Dashuan: "That's right, he wants to keep us company."

Aunt Hu frowned and asked, "Did you agree?"

Dashuan shook his head: "No one knows for sure whether we can escape from the city or not."

"Oh, he's wishful thinking." Aunt Hu curled her lips, her face full of contempt and displeasure.

Last year, the clan leader broke his leg and borrowed five taels of silver from Zhou Laoer to pay for his injury. They agreed to sell half of their land in the spring and return the money. However, the clan leader never returned the money after borrowing the money. This spring, he had no plans to sell his land and was busy sowing rice seedlings in the fields.

Moreover, because the imperial court officers and soldiers were conscripting soldiers last year, the Zhou clan leader told the officers and soldiers that their father and son were definitely pretending to be sick, which almost caused their family to be sentenced to serious crimes by the officers and soldiers.

Because of this incident, Aunt Hu will hold a grudge against Patriarch Zhou for the rest of her life.

Dashuan thought for a moment, then turned back to ask Jiang Li, "Sister-in-law, have we decided where to go? I just heard other villagers say on the mountain that the area around the river should be safe."

"Jiangzhong?" The territory of Jiangsu Province.

Dashuan nodded and said, "I think we should go to the river with everyone else."

Jiang Li understood what she had said. Jiangnan was indeed a beautiful place, with picturesque scenery and abundant fish and rice. However, if the people here were all fleeing to Jiangnan, it would be too big a target. Moreover, she had no idea which foreign king belonged to the Jiangnan area.

At this time, the uncle slowly spoke: "It is said that this war involves many foreign kings and princes. I am afraid that the people in various places will not be able to live in peace."

The words of his cousin made Jiang Li admire the old man even more. Although he had never left Yanzhou in his life, his vision, perspective and thinking were quite mature.

"My uncle is right." Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, "With so many wars going on, the people are suffering. It's inevitable that the common people will become victims of war. No one knows how long this war will last, how many years it will take. Now that we have escaped, we want to live a peaceful life in the future."

Uncle Zhou Er and Aunt Hu nodded. Uncle Zhou Er asked, "Have you, the Chunfeng family, decided where to go?"

Jiang Li nodded: "Before the old boss left, he told me a place. We can go there to hide."

When the elders heard Zhou Chunfeng's words, they instantly perked up. They knew the couple were smart and that the place they had in mind must be a good place.

The uncle took the lead and said, "Then let's follow Chunfeng's words and go to the place he mentioned."

"Okay." Uncle Zhou Er agreed.

Jiang Li was very grateful for everyone's trust in them, and for not leaving her, a woman with several children, behind during the escape. Otherwise, she would have been unable to take care of many things on her own during this escape.

"Are we in the county town now?"

Dashuan nodded, pointed to a big mountain ahead, and said, "Over the back of that mountain we can see the county gate. Sister-in-law, do we have to go over that mountain?"

Jiang Li shook his head and said, "No, let's go towards the capital city."

Dashuan had never been to the prefectural capital and had no idea how to get there. Jiang Li looked at Uncle Zhou Er and his cousin, "Uncles, do you know how long it takes to get from the county town to the prefectural capital?"

The uncle thought for a moment, glanced at the two oxen carrying the heavy cart, and said, "About three or four days."

Jiang Li heard this and quickly made up his mind: "Okay, let's take a side road instead of the official road, so we don't run into the enemy."

"Okay, we'll all listen to sister-in-law." Dashuan nodded repeatedly.

After everyone had rested, the sun began to set, and the convoy in front of them slowly started to move. The two families quickly packed their children onto the convoy and followed suit.

Jiang Li didn't dare to take out the map casually along the way. Fortunately, she listened to Zhou Chunfeng's instructions and took it out from time to time at home to write down the route, which was like engraving the map route in her mind.

After several days of bumpy ride, not only did the children catch a cold one after another, but Aunt Hu and her uncle also lost their energy.

They only had a short distance to go before reaching the outskirts of the city. They had to cross the countryside outside the city to reach Changsheng Island. Unexpectedly, the spring weather was not good, and a continuous light rain began to fall.

The fleeing villagers were walking in a hurry, and few families brought raincoats with them. Everyone had to pull over and take out straw mats or mattresses to protect their children first.

By the evening, the rain was getting heavier. After being in the rain for most of the day, some villagers could not bear it and caught a cold.

Unfortunately, they were in the wilderness, with no place to take shelter. Jiang Li, soaked to the skin, helped prop up a few stacked straw mats, then crawled on the roof, pressing down on the corners with her body.

The uncle took the child and hid in the carriage covered by a straw mat. The girl, who had not been noisy during the journey, was probably frightened by the thunder. She kept crying in the uncle's arms. Seeing this, Jiang Li became more and more anxious.